Reporter Wang Wei reports On March 1, the 2025 Chinese Football Association Youth Football Championship Member Association men's U14 group final was held between the second team of the Guangdong Football Association (Guangzhou Football Association 11 men's football) and the Jiangsu Football Association, the two sides fought 1-1 in regular time, and the second team of the Guangdong Football Association (Guangzhou Football Association 11 men's football team) defeated the Jiangsu Football Association 2-1 with Feng Langxuan's goal and successfully won the championship. Zhang Bing, head coach of the 11th men's football team of the Guangzhou Football Association, was awarded the "Best Coach" of the competition, and Liang Jiajia, a member of the team, was awarded the "Best Goalkeeper".

This team is the first team of the Guangzhou Football Association to participate in the national competition this year, and it has made a good start, and it has also played a good role in motivating the youth training teams of other age groups of the Guangzhou Football Association. Recently, the reporter went deep into the Yanzigang Stadium, where the Guangzhou Football Association 11 men's football team usually trains, and communicated face-to-face with the coach and players, and they shared the details and growth stories of winning the championship.

Guangzhou Football Association 11 men's football team by the former Guangzhou Sun God team celebrity Zhang Bing as the head coach, former professional player Li Zhihai as assistant coach, Xie Minyue as the team leader and goalkeeper coach, the team has Feng Langxuan, Chen Baiene, Liang Jiajia, Deng Xiaozhe, Deng Mingyang, Wen Huixing, Sun Yicheng, Zhong Minghong, Zhang Xiaoran and many other players have been selected into the Chinese Football Association 2011 age group elite youth player training camp.

Two years ago, the coaching staff selected players from more than 100 players from various districts of Guangzhou to form the Guangzhou Football Association 11 men's football team, which emphasized teamwork, tenacity and hard work in the early days of the team.

A total of 29 teams participated in this competition, and the 11 men's football teams of the Guangzhou Football Association played a total of 8 games, except for the penalty shootout defeat to Shenzhen in the group stage, all other games were won until the final championship. Zhang Bing said that what made him most memorable was the spirit of the team members. "Before the game, the coaching staff and the players emphasized the style of the game and discipline, and at the same time, the team had to be twisted into a rope. Every game is a joint effort, not a single person who plays a key role. ”

After entering the knockout round, there were two games that were relatively close, eight into four against Hunan and the final against Jiangsu. "Because of the criticality of the game, the psychological ups and downs of the players are still relatively large, but in the end, the depth of the team's bench determines the result." Zhang Bing said that the players who came off the bench in these two games played a key role in turning the game around.

Zhang Bing said: "To win the national championship this time, first of all, we must thank the Guangzhou Football Association, we are the first team of the Guangzhou Football Association to participate in the national competition this year, and the team has made a good start. I would also like to thank the Municipal Sports Bureau and all departments of the Municipal Football Association for their support and care for the team. Through everyone's joint efforts, I think it has played a good role in encouraging other teams to participate in the competition. Zhang Bing also thanked the parents and the school for their support to the team.

Zhang Bing has been engaged in youth training since 2002, during which he has also served as a professional team coach and has a wealth of coaching experience. In his eyes, Guangzhou football youth training has a deep heritage, and the U14 echelon won the championship this time, which is a manifestation of the accumulation of Guangzhou football youth training. The international players Lin Liangming and Huang Zhengyu, who are preparing for the World Preliminaries, are both players who came out of the youth team of the Guangzhou Football Association, and now the junior brothers are catching up. Zhang Bing said: "Competitive sports are very realistic, and this group of players have such achievements when they are teenagers, and by the time they reach adulthood, they will be competitive at the national level." ”

Zhang Bing is full of expectations for the children's future, "I hope that they will maintain a certain amount of learning time in addition to training, and have good development in football, learning, and physical and mental health." I encourage talented children to pursue professional football in the future, and I hope that these players will always stick to their dreams. Next, we will guard against arrogance and rashness and continue to work hard to lead the youth team. ”

Youth coaches work hard, and if you don't have enough patience and love, it's hard to work in youth training for a long time. Zhang Bing, who has worked in the field of football youth training in Guangzhou for more than 20 years, now brings two assistants, Li Zhihai is the assistant coach, and Xie Minyue is the team leader and goalkeeper coach.

Li Zhihai played in the Guangzhou professional team, and after working as a coach, he served as an assistant coach of the U16 national junior team. "Children are very capable of learning at the age of 14 and should be fully absorbed, and these players should not only stick to their original intention of playing football, but also improve their technical and tactical skills at high intensity. Now, we demand more from the children's skills and tactics, not only to improve their decision-making skills, but also to let them grow through the game. Li Zhihai said.

In this competition, Xie Minyue had many unforgettable details, "The players played at the usual level of training or even exceeded the level on the field, and I am very pleased that what the coach taught them can be shown." This also reflects that the learning ability of Chinese teenagers is very strong. I believe that not only young people in Guangzhou, but also young people in other places have shown great potential. ”

During the Guangzhou Football Association 11 men's football team participated in this competition, just in time for the U20 Asian Cup, the team organized a collective watch in the competition area. Xie Minyue said: "By watching the big brothers' games, the children have a stronger sense of honor and learn more experience. I believe that China's youth training will do better, we are a large population, there is no shortage of excellent seedlings, as long as we sink our hearts and minds to teach and learn in this fertile soil, there will be obvious progress. ”

Xie Minyue said: "There is a good saying, it is difficult to climb the mountain, but it is a hundred times more difficult to stay on the mountain than to climb it." So I would like to say that I hope that this time the results and glory will become the motivation for each team member to go further, rather than a resistance to move forward. As a team leader, he looks forward to the children's further development, "I believe that their talent and potential can be taken to the next level." We will do our best to the ability of the coaching staff, the short-term goal is to continue to achieve good results, and the medium- and long-term goal is to develop some national players and become professional players in the future. I believe they have this ability, and I hope that in the future, there will be more Guangzhou productions from professional teams and national brands. ”

"I believe that one thing will be done well, and now the Chinese Football Association has increased the training of youth football, including the establishment of a player self-recommendation system, which is of great help to the development of youth football." Li Zhihai said.

Sun Yicheng, the Guangzhou Football Association's 11th men's goalscorer, drove from his home in Guangzhou's Baiyun District to the Guangzhou Foreign Chinese School in Nansha District three times a week to pick him up for training at the Yanzigang Stadium in Haizhu District, then send his son back to school and finally drive back to Baiyun District from Nansha. More than 200 kilometers round trip, rain or shine for nearly a year and a half. In order to support their children's dreams of pursuing football, some families have moved to the vicinity of Yanzigang Stadium, where the team usually trains.

Captain Feng Langxuan said: "Thanks to the care and support of the Guangzhou Football Association, the coaching staff and parents, winning the national championship is not only our personal efforts, but also the results achieved by all of us with mutual cooperation and support. ”

During the dialogue, whether it was Feng Langxuan, goalkeeper Liang Jiajia or Sun Yicheng, they all remembered the group stage of the penalty shootout defeat to the Shenzhen team. 'I was mainly responsible for saving a penalty but conceded a few. Goalkeeper Leung Ka Ka said, "The coach gave me a lot of encouragement after the game, and although we lost the penalty, we didn't lose our confidence. Then we went all the way to win the championship. Sun Yicheng said: "I was very sad after that game, I shed tears, and the coach comforted me, hoping to know where we lost to find the problem, so that there will be no regrets in the future games." ”

The children are also concerned about the U20 national youth team, and after watching the video highlights of the quarter-finals with Saudi Arabia, Feng Langxuan said: "It makes me feel very uncomfortable to lose the goal at the last moment, and it is a pity that the penalty was not scored in this game, but I see that Chinese players can play technical football." Sun Yicheng said: "Wang Yudong's performance in the front court is unforgettable, many people said that Chinese players are slow to react and slow to move, but Wang Yudong's running on the side has let the outside world see China's speed." ”

Wang Dalei, the goalkeeper of the national football team, once gave Liang Jiajia signed gloves in person, and told him to train hard and enter the World Cup with the Chinese team when he grows up. This experience made Liang Jiajia unforgettable, "I especially like Wang Dalei, he has momentum, and he has a very strong aura when encouraging his teammates. He always saves key shots in key games and I still wear the gloves he gave me. ”

Every child has their own dreams, and center forward Sun Yicheng, who is already 1.81 meters tall, likes Haaland very much, often watching his games, imitating his stance and running. Now Sun Yicheng has begun to learn Spanish at Guangzhou Foreign Chinese School, "I hope to have the opportunity to play in Spain in the future, and I also hope to be able to wear the national football jersey and help the Chinese team to play in the World Cup." ”

The players are racing against time every day, they want to play well and study well, "My dream is to play professionally, but I can't fall behind in learning." "Winger Feng Langxuan is particularly fond of Yamal, who was very impressed by the fact that he was studying with books during the European Championship.

Leung Ka Ka also hopes to have the opportunity to play in Europe in the future, "I put more into my usual training, as my grandfather always said to me, in addition to everyone practicing together, when others go to play, I can also consolidate myself, I will definitely succeed." So, I usually give up some of my time to study and review my previous games, and I think it will directly help me improve. I hope that in the future, I will also have the opportunity to be selected for the national team and win glory for the country. ”